TIGER/Line Data Visualization Example

This example demonstrates how to load and visualize TIGER/Line data, specifically roads, for a selected county using PyMapGIS.

Description

The script tiger_line_visualization.py performs the following steps:

1. Imports PyMapGIS: Imports the pymapgis library.
2. Loads Road Data: Uses pmg.read() to fetch road data for Los Angeles County, California, from the TIGER/Line dataset. The year, state FIPS code, and county FIPS code are specified in the URL.
3. Visualizes Data: Generates a plot of the roads, colored by road type (RTTYP), using the built-in plotting capabilities of PyMapGIS. The map includes a title and a legend.

How to Run

1. Ensure PyMapGIS is installed:

   pip install pymapgis
   

2. Navigate to this directory:

   cd examples/tiger_line_visualization
   

3. Run the script:

   python tiger_line_visualization.py
   

This will display an interactive map showing the roads in the specified county.